SACUA
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October 26, 2020
Sixteen faculty members named to COVID-19 council
SACUA has selected members of a council to meet with President Mark Schlissel and Provost Susan M. Collins to bring forward ideas, discuss concerns and offer suggestions about the university’s response to the pandemic.
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October 7, 2020
SACUA seeks members for faculty council to aid virus response
The Senate Advisory Committee on University Affairs is calling for faculty to apply to a new committee charged with aiding U-M’s ongoing response to the COVID-19 pandemic.
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August 31, 2020
Q&A: SACUA Chair Colleen Conway considers the coming year
Colleen Conway, a professor of music education, recently began her 2020-21 term as chair of the nine-member Senate Advisory Committee on University Affairs, as well as the 74-member Senate Assembly and the Faculty Senate.
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June 25, 2020
Faculty Senate plans town hall, survey on fall semester
U-M Faculty Senate members will be able to help shape the university’s plans for the fall semester through an online survey from June 25 through July 2 ahead of a Faculty Senate virtual town hall.
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May 20, 2020
Six running for Senate faculty seat on police oversight panel
The Senate Advisory Committee on University Affairs has approved the final slate of candidates nominated to run for the Senate faculty member seat on the U-M Police Department Oversight Committee.
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April 14, 2020
Conway, Manera elected to lead faculty governance in 2020-21
The Senate Advisory Committee on University Affairs has elected Colleen Conway and Annalisa Manera as chair and vice chair of U-M’s central faculty governance system for 2020-21. Their one-year terms begin May 1.
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March 17, 2020
Three faculty members elected to SACUA after e-vote
J. Caitlin Finlayson, Allen P. Liu and Kentaro Toyama have been elected to the Senate Advisory Committee on University Affairs, the executive arm of U-M’s central faculty governance system.
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March 10, 2020
Nine faculty members seeking three SACUA seats
Nine people are running for three seats on the Senate Advisory Committee on University Affairs, the body that advises and consults with U-M executive officers on matters that impact faculty.
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February 20, 2020
Faculty group recommends streamlined tenure dismissal process
A faculty working group is recommending U-M policies governing the dismissal of tenured faculty should be amended to “improve efficiency, reduce ambiguity and … ensure fairness, transparency and due process.”
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November 11, 2019
Faculty Senate session called over umbrella misconduct policy
The Senate Advisory Committee on University Affairs has called a meeting of the full Faculty Senate to discuss and collect input on U-M’s draft umbrella policy on sexual and gender-based misconduct.
